Mountain Biking with Phil Kmetz in North Carolina - RWS EP13

Welcome to travel with Seth. Today we will venture into the woods for a morning walk in North Carolina. I was there for a few reasons I can't comment on at the moment, and I barely had Saturday morning to do some riding. Just a few hours in one of the best

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destinations on the East Coast. That's like torture, but I decided to take advantage of it. Some of you may recognize this Raleigh Tokul. Phil and I talked a bit on the way up, but I was wondering how I would fare against him on the way down.

After all, Phil is a professional downhill racer, but on a relatively low hardtail he was at a disadvantage. All he had to do was follow his line, right? So Phill blew me away on the way down, but that wasn't surprising. As I have preached before, the bicycle does not make the cyclist. We started up a different route, but this time I would lead us down. Any of you use the new GoPro app that requires you to log in just to use it. End of the rant. Looking at the images, the trail was obviously to the left.

I may have trouble seeing things from a hiker's perspective, but sitting in the middle of a steep, narrow section of a multi-use trail seems like a bad idea. Still, we weren't even close to catching up with these hikers. The battle continues. So much for taking things easy. Anyway, that's all for this short morning walk. I will be returning to the greater Asheville area a few more times this winter. Let's hope next time it's not so hasty. If you want the backstory of the bike Phil rode, check out the description for links. Thanks for traveling with me today and we'll see you next time.